Show to the public in connection with the trial of wells for adultery my name wag used by the defence implicating me on the sworn affidavit of george A ferry ing been found in compromising circumstances cum stances with emelene cole in june 1888 I 1 wish to state eliat everything in that affidavit with the exception of the young lady going to park joity with me is absolutely false the young lady is my cousin and on the of august she in company with my brother dennis davis and his wife accompanied me to park city I 1 was not alone with her as george ferry swears to in his affidavit and 1 am innocent as any man could be of a nature that the defence wished to lay at my door george ferry swears that he saw me going to the park it he did he was in the brush hiding he was at aay house when I 1 returned from the park what I 1 know george ferry says I 1 am 35 years of age he is mistaken I 1 am 32 years old I 1 consider that I 1 have been grossly outraged in having my mane paraded before the public in any such a scandal and I 1 therefore denounce the affidavit of G A ferry as utterly false with the exception named BERT DAVIS |